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Rational Living Therapy
Level-One Certification Seminar
May 5-7, 2010
Earn 18 Contact Hours!
Prerequisites: Graduate Degree Mental Health Field or Current Graduate Student in Mental Health Field
Question: What is Rational Living Therapy?
Answer: Rational
Living
Therapy (RLT)
is a
very
instructive, systematic
form of
cognitive-behavioral
psychotherapy. RLT
is
based
on
Rational
Emotive
Behavior
Therapy
(REBT),
Rational
Behavior
Therapy
(RBT),
Cognitive
Therapy (Beck),
Neuro-linguistic
Programming,
Hypnosis
Theory
and
Therapy
(Preston),
research
findings
in
perception, linguistics, brain functioning, operant conditioning, classical conditioning,
social learning, and general semantics.
RLT’s emphasis on methods of persuasion makes RLT very powerful, especially with those “hard-to-reach”
and “hard- headed” clients! For a complete description of Rational Living Therapy, visit
What you will learn...
Day One
Introduction to
Rational Living Therapy
*
Rational Living
Therapy
Theory
- Theory of Thought Acquisition
- Theory of Emotional Disturbance
* RLT Assessment Techniques
* Conversational Hypnosis
Techniques to Indirectly Suggest
Success
*
ABC’s of Emotions
*
Reflexive Thoughts
*
Rational Questions
* Disputing Techniques
*
Common Mental Mistakes
* Stages Emotional Re-Education
*
Rational Action Planner
*
Rational Emotive Hypnotherapy
* Practicing Techniques
*
How to
End Therapy
*
How to Encourage Long-Term
Results
Day Two
Applying RLT to Difficult &
Challenging Clients
* In-depth presentation of over
twenty reasons people have
difficulty benefitting
from
therapy
or resist change, including:
- Fear of Disclosure / Shame
- Symptom Stress
- Hopelessness
- Suppression
- Reactance / Rebelliousness
*
How to Identify Your Clients'
Reasons for Resisting or
Having
Difficulty Benefitting from
Psychotherapy and How to Help
Them Overcome Them.
*
How to Help Clients Identify their
Reasons
for Resistance
* Advanced persuasive techniques
to help clients at least consider
adopting new, rational
thoughts.
Day Three
Application of RLT to
Specific Disorders
*
An introduction to the
Application of Rational
Living
Therapy to a
variety
of common emotional /
behavioral problems,
including:
-
Depression - Anxiety - Anger
-
Schizophrenia
-
Bipolar Disorder
-
Guilt - Low Self-Esteem
-
Compulsive
Behavior
-
Drug / Alcohol Abuse
*
Advanced Cognitive and
Behavioral Techniques
Attendees
will
engage
in
practice sessions
and
will
be
provided
feedback from the
instructor.
Earn an RLT
Level-One
Certification!
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